YORK, PA – The York College men's swimming team posted their tenth win of the season Saturday, with a 215-36 result over visiting Frostburg State University.  In their final regular season meet before next month's Capital Athletic Conference Championships, the Green and White swept the 14 event-contest, taking first in each race.

The meet was highlighted by Spartan junior Steve Yeager (Silver Spring, Pa./Wilson) who established a new pool record in the 200 breaststroke. Yeager touched the wall at 2:16.86, breaking his own previous mark by nearly two seconds. Yeager added another first place for the Spartans in the 1,000 freestyle, taking that event in 10:29.30.

Seniors Clark Arnold (York, Pa./Northeastern) and Mike Murphy (Farmingdale, N.J./Colts Neck), in the final home meet of their careers, each provided two individual victories for the Spartans. Arnold posted his first triumph in the 200 butterfly with a 2:07.92 before later taking the 100 butterfly event with a 55.03.

Murphy's two came via freestyle events as he nabbed both the 100 and 200. The reigning CAC champion in the 100 free, Murphy clocked in at 49.72, while securing the 200 by touching the wall at 1:49.51.

Ben Hilt (Mt. Joy, Pa./Hempfield) tallied the victory in the 100 backstroke, coming with a time of 57.92. Fellow junior Steve Tobin (Estell Manor, N.J./Holy Spirit) grabbed the 100 breaststroke for the Green and White as he touched the wall at 1:03.67.

AJ Bean (Ijamsville, Md./Urbana) registered the 200 backstroke for the Spartan squad, clocking a time of 2:05.55.

The 500 freestyle belonged the Jamie Hicks (Kingsville, Md./Fallston) as the sophomore posted a 5:13.16.

Freshmen Will McLennan (Sparks, Md./Calvert Hall) and Steve Mercer (Rockville, Md./The Heights School), two members of York's talented rookie class, each secured victories of their own on Saturday. McLeannan tallied a 22.57 in the 50 freestyle before Mercer's 4:28.20 time in the 400 IM.

York also took both relay events notching the triumphs in the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay. Bean, Tobin, Andy Woods (Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville Area), and Hilt combined for a 1:40.78. In the 200, Tom DeCoursey (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill West), McLennan, Jack Gottschalk (Forest Hill, Md./Fallston), and Hilt completed the race in  1:30.93.

Today's meet with Frostburg was the final home event for York's seven seniors. Murphy, Arnold, Andy Demarest (Galloway, N.J./Abesegami), Justin Murphy (Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis), Dan Kresser (Washington, N.J./Warren Hills Regional), Colin Brown (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial), and Adam Willier (Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville Area) close out their careers in the Green and White. These seven have helped the Spartans to a fantastic 38-4 record, including a 20-4 mark in CAC action.

York now returns to the pool in preparation for the upcoming CAC Championships. The Spartans will travel to St. Mary's City, Md. for the conference meet hosted by St. Mary's College of Maryland February 12-14.

MEET RESULTS

Men's Swimming Senior photo courtesy of Zach Clabaugh (www.sharpedgephoto.smugmug.com)